A centerpiece to the main drive through Okeechobee is missing. The helicopter at Veterans Park on Northwest Park Street is being renovated back to its former glory.

John nearly lost his life while serving in Vietnam when he was shot at by enemy fire. The bullet ricocheted off the top of ...

A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ...

Things were said that African Americans weren’t smart enough to be pilots, but we prevailed," said George Hamilton. The ...

“There were ample opportunities to abandon the rescue,” Clark said ... Lassen was a Navy helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Hotel del ...

brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war of the early 1950s — and who two ...

the pilot and aircraft commander of a UH-2A Seasprite helicopter, risked his life “above and beyond the call of duty” during a rescue mission during the Vietnam War. On the night of June 19 ...